Daily Current Affairs โ 09 June 2026
Daily Current Affairs ยท 09 June 2026
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UPSC Current Affairs MCQ โ 09 June 2026
10 UPSC-standard bilingual MCQs covering today's top stories ยท 10-sec timer per question
Score yourself as you go. Get a feel for how UPSC-level questions are framed around the day's news.
Polity
SC on the Right to Travel Abroad vs. Speedy Trial
The Supreme Court has ruled that the right to travel abroad under Article 21 is not absolute and must be balanced against the victim's right to a speedy trial and the larger interests of criminal justice.
- The Supreme Court set aside a Telangana High Court order that allowed an accused businessman to travel to the US for medical treatment
- Constitutional Premise: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that while the right to travel abroad is an intrinsic component of 'Personal Liberty'โฆ
- The Doctrine of Balancing: When criminal proceedings are pending against an individual
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Polity
Right to Safe Travel on National Highways under Article 21
The Supreme Court has declared that the safety of commuters against road accidents and the right to safe passage on highways are part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
- Alarming Statistics: National Highways (NHs) comprise merely 2% of India's total road network but account for nearly 30% of all road fatalities
- Constitutional Interpretation: The Court held that Article 21 imposes a positive obligation on the State to ensure a safe environment
- Immediate Prohibitions: The Court issued an immediate ban on the construction or operation of any new commercial structures
- Strict Parking Regulations: Heavy and commercial vehicles are strictly prohibited from parking or stopping on any National Highway
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- Enforcement Actions: District Magistrates have been directed to demolish or remove all unauthorized structures within 60 days
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Economy
Pyroprocessing
Recently, pyroprocessing has gained attention due to its wide use in cement-making, metallurgy and nuclear power, with cement-making being its largest application.
- Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology
- About: Pyroprocessing is a method of changing a solid material physically or chemically using high temperature
- Use in Cement-Making: In cement-making, finely ground limestone, clay and iron are fed into a rotary kiln, where limestone loses carbon dioxide asโฆ
- Use in Metallurgy: In metallurgy, pyroprocessing is used to extract metals from ores through multiple stages, including roasting, where sulphide oresโฆ
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- The used fuel is broken into pieces and placed in a high-temperature salt bath
- The separated elements of interest are recovered in different streams, and this process has been studied in Japan, South Korea and the U.S
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Economy
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
India marked a defining milestone in its clean energy journey as the indigenously designed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam
- With this achievement, India has officially entered the vital second stage of its three-stage nuclear power programme, a vision originally conceivedโฆ
- India's PFBR milestone advances its three-stage nuclear programme, improving energy security and enabling future thorium utilisation.
- However, challenges like high costs, technological delays, and supply chain dependence must be addressed to scale nuclear capacity effectively.
- About: The PFBR is a 500 MWe (Megawatt electrical) advanced nuclear reactor
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- Understanding Criticality: Criticality is the point at which a sustained and controlled nuclear fission chain reaction begins
- About: India's Three-Stage Nuclear Power Programme
- Stage 1 (Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors – PHWRs): Uses natural uranium to generate power. The spent fuel produces plutonium as a by-product.
- Stage 2 (Fast Breeder Reactors – FBRs): Uses the plutonium from Stage 1 mixed with uranium
- Installed Capacity: India currently has a nuclear capacity of 8.78 GW
- Energy Mix Contribution: Nuclear power provides a stable baseload
2. What is the significance of PFBR in India? It marks entry into Stage II of the nuclear programme and enables plutonium production for thoriumโฆ
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Environment
Cleaner Methods of Energy Generation
India must adopt cleaner methods of energy generation, as coal-based electricity generation causes significant air pollution, harming crops, humans and animals.
- Cleaner methods of energy generation use renewable
- It negated six years of agricultural growth despite better crops, irrigation, and mechanization.
- Osmotic Power: It generates electricity using osmotic pressure differences between freshwater and seawater
- Osmotic power (salinity gradient energy) generates electricity using the salt concentration difference between freshwater and seawater throughโฆ
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- India's Nuclear power generation capacity stands at 8,180 MW in 2024 and is projected to triple to 22,480 MW by 2031-32.
- The government has set an ambitious target of 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047.
- India produces 450-500 million tonnes of biomass annually, supplying 32% of the country's primary energy.
- They are used in vehicles and backup power systems, emitting only water vapor as a byproduct.
- Incineration: Waste is burned at high temperatures to produce steam, which drives a turbine to generate electricity.
- Gasification: Converts waste into syngas (a mixture of CO, Hโ, and CHโ), a raw material for fuel.
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Economy
Economic Threat of El Niรฑo to India
As India faces a delayed southwest monsoon and an emerging El Nio condition in the equatorial Pacific, meteorologists and historians are drawing uneasy parallels to the catastrophic Great Famine of 1876โ78.
- With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a below-normal monsoon
- El Nio and a likely below-normal monsoon in 2026 could weaken agricultural output
- India must strengthen climate resilience through drought-resistant agriculture
- Monsoon Deficit: El Nio typically weakens the easterly trade winds
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- Crop Failures: Around half of India's net sown area is rain-fed
- Surging Input Costs: To compensate for the lack of rain, farmers are forced to extract groundwater
- Food Inflation: The prices of essential dietary staplesโsuch as cereals, vegetables, and pulses spike rapidly.
- Household Squeeze: Because food constitutes a massive portion of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket in India
- Productivity Tax: A vast majority of India's workforce operates in the informal sector
- According to the International Labour Organization (ILO)
5. What measures can reduce the impact of El Nio on agriculture? Key measures include drought-tolerant crops
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History
Indian Meteorological Department
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recently got a new logo ahead of the commencement of its 150th year of providing weather and climate services to the country.
- The new logo, in a mix of orange and green colours, depicts numerical 150 embedded with the present logo showing the Indian monsoon winds crossingโฆ
- About: IMD was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all mattersโฆ
- To take meteorological observations and to provide current and forecast meteorological information for optimum operation of weather-sensitiveโฆ
- To warn against severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones
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- To provide meteorological statistics required for agriculture
- To conduct and promote research in meteorology and allied disciplines.
- It involves analyzing atmospheric conditions, such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind, and precipitation, to predict weather and study theโฆ
- National Monsoon Mission (NMM): Government of India launched NMM in 2012 with a vision to develop a state-of-the-art dynamical prediction system forโฆ
- Mausam App: Tool for dissemination of weather information and warnings in an attractive and user friendly manner.
- Doppler Weather Radars: Based on Doppler principle
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History
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Economy
CPI Base Year Revised to 2024
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has officially updated the Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, transitioning to a new base year of 2024=100.
- The year-on-year retail inflation rate, based on the All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the new base year 2024=100, stood at a provisionalโฆ
- Core Objective: The CPI is designed to track changes over time in the general level of retail prices of selected goods and services that householdsโฆ
- Base Year Price: The baseline average prices calculated across all months of the chosen reference year (2024 = 100).
- Base Year Weights: The new CPI series is mapped out using results from the Mixed Modified Reference Period (MMRP) of the Household Consumptionโฆ
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- Structural Economic Transitions: Over the past decade and a half
- Technological & Market Evolution: The explosive growth of digital trade (e-commerce)
- Monetary Policy Precision: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relies strictly on CPI (Combined) to implement its flexible inflation-targeting frameworkโฆ
- Adoption of COICOP 2018: The new series adopts the United Nations Statistics Division's standardized Classification of Individual Consumptionโฆ
- Due to the adoption of the COICOP 2018 framework and changing consumer choices
- Commodity Basket Expansion: At the All-India level, the total number of weighted items has expanded from 299 to 358
2. Why was the CPI base year revised from 2012 to 2024? The revision reflects changing consumption patterns
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Environment
Urban Heat Island Effect
A recent study highlights the dual impact of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effectโwhile it elevates heat-related mortality, it substantially reduces cold-related deaths.
- In 2018, the global decline in cold-related fatalities was 4.4 times greater than the rise in heat-related deaths, with cities like Moscow witnessingโฆ
- About: An Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a metropolitan area significantly warmer than nearby rural surroundings
- The effect is most noticeable in large, densely populated cities like New Delhi, New York, Paris, and London.
- Causes: Impervious Surfaces: Materials like asphalt
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- Lack of Vegetation: Limited green cover and tree canopy reduce evapotranspiration, cutting off natural cooling and increasing urban heat buildup.
- Anthropogenic Heat: Vehicular emissions, industrial processes, and air conditioning release excess heat, significantly raising urban temperatures.
- Air Pollution and Soot: Black carbon and other particulate matter absorb solar radiation, raising ambient temperatures and worsening the UHI effect.
- Urban Morphology: Dense buildings, narrow streets, and poor airflow create an urban canyon effect, trapping heat within confined spaces
- Consequences: Increased Energy Demand: UHI raises cooling energy use, straining grids and increasing carbon emissions
- Los Angeles Cool Roof Initiative: It requires the use of reflective roofing materials in all new buildings and major renovations to ensure roofsโฆ
A recent study highlights the dual impact of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effectโwhile it elevates heat-related mortality, it substantially reduces cold-related deaths.
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Simple Current Affairs MCQ โ 09 June 2026
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